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Tales of Light and Life by Cavan Scott, Zoraida Córdova, George Mann, Daniel José Older, Charles Soule, Lydia Kang, Claudia Gray, Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland

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mumblebeee's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

galacticvampire's review against another edition

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4.0

Tales of Light and Life is a mixed bag of eras and ages and characters, and the enjoyment of the reader will wildly vary depending on how invested you are in each of them.

In some cases, I loved visiting some characters again and having insights on their lives before, during or after their time on page. In other cases, it was cute at most but didn't add much to what we knew.

I picked up this book mostly for the Bell and Burryaga tale and it was beautifully written, but I still found it odd that such a big issue for one of the main character in the main storyline was solved in an anthology book.

Individual ratings:

Really good: Marda, Vernestra, Bell and Burry

A fun addition: Axel, Affie, Keeve, Amadeo

Cute but boring: Rooper, Ram and Zeen

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4.0

I enjoyed most of the stories in this. I thought that it was going to be more impactful than it ended up being, but there are definitely some real big stars in this.